Apparatus for preserving eggs.



V. CLAIREMUNT. APPARATUS FOR PRESERVINGYEGGS. APPLICATI'ON FILED A'ue.9. 1916.

LQQQJH l f, Patented May 1, 19172 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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V. CLAIREMONT.

APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING EGGS. APPLICATION FILED AUGFQ, 19|6l WEI ag r.

Patented May I, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- npm tg itl lim tiTAtTEti iP ATEEiT @ii VICTOR CLAIREMONT, 0F SAH FRANCISCO, 'IFGRTNIA.

APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING EGG" *tters Patent.

Pnteentedl 1t, iii-5 M.

l'iirpiil-szition filed August 9, 1916. Serial N0. 113,549.

which iinttors ntcm, itio. were grinned to mo A m-ii l itln i v lieiio ed to iie HEL'QF my to first immerse the eggs in solution comm L't limited i'ff- 2i low tein nrrzitnrc (approxi- F.) for 2i brief period 01 time to imiv'zpoi' the shell lie'ioi'v iIYllTlQISiTJfI it in an (iXti'tmuiV hot sointini'i of about F.

Otherwise it Wns linlio-iml that tin- S V \Vlllil imn'swi in the very hot sninl'ioin would lie cini'lmri.

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is actually commuted by the that snl-istz'mtialiy the WilOl-S, of t is has? been driven on On nix-inn" .1: won being :it a l'iilllPGl'ili'lll'Q above on: boiling point of Water, the miter which is driven out of the egginnnedintoly nvnpoi-atml anal rises to tho top of tliesointion and nscnpi in the nritzonipnnying li"l"\"i'fll",, i n transverse svctionnl View tor (Hi'lf iing; out in) iilliW'l'H'Mi promo 1: is 5:? ion plan \ion'; in il sn'ln vim: on. u miliniml smile; F"; i is a: ln-olmn front iii'iny' in the ili'znvingg i indicates 30:1 tables on to nliicli tl'HVK-S oi. (g gs an: 0011- wyn-il in snmzession i (:onvvym's 52 from a (mulling l'oon'i. Adjacent to the 'ti'i'int and of much food table is n dipping tank 2%, sup Iifll'iill by a frame ali marl in which :1, i l'fi" lfii'lztfll'i solution by inn-tiers 5 beneath the tank, n'mintniimil lnmiwl to n. ton'i w 'zn turn above the boiling point of wntm. Into Silltl tn'nli's win :lip pintns (i 'nnlml liy a'crticai 1' (l.$f2-1-l'lX(ll in live tnnl: 21ml snspcinloil l'i'oin mils 7. Pzlfill vonnmrtwl to n linlc $1. the upper mils 0i tlw links ll('l1 5.{ ('(JllilPUlj-Wl to oppositv enels m" n lover i) pivoliml on n slmtt if) mounted in :1 frame 11 lomtwl l)(iI-\\'('0Il tlm fi'niiivs 4. Saikl lover mri'ivs m3 arm 2:) on which is n lOlltl 522 \\i]l('ll is (*ng jng'ml l) v n (min groove 12 in :1 min 13 on :1 slmlt ii on which is also n worn! wheel 15 driven l) y' :1 worm 16 on slm'it l? of n'svcninl worm \vlivol l8 li'ivvn by worm '19 on :i slnilt 20 of :1 motor 31 snppm'lml by tho {mine 11.

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in the immersed tray are sealed. This gives sullicient time to the attendant, who stands between the two teed tables, to push the tray which has just been raised out of the other tank on to a delivery table 23, at the same time pushing before him other trays in the direction of the packer who packs them in a case, and to place on said plate an other tray from the adjacent feed table 1.

The apparatus shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is especially adapted for the use of farmers or poultry. men, as being comparatively cheap and simple, although not of so great a capacity as the apparatusfirst described. 31 indicates a tank, two opposite sides of which are secured to the lower ends of arms 32 o'f'a yoke 33, from the central portion of which extends upwardly a bearing 34 in which can .reciprocate a rod 36 having at the top a handle 37. The bottomot' said rod is secured to. the center of a yoke 38, the lower ends of the arms 39 of which are secured to a skeleton frame 41. Said frame is adapted to support a wire basket 42 hav- 'ing compartments 43 for containing three dozen eggs. Said frame is held in an upper position above the top of the tank, by means of a spring-actuated latch 44 pivoted upon the center of the yoke 38 and adapted to engage a pin 46 extending from the bearing 3i. i

The tank containing the preservative solution. may be heated by placing it upon a stove, or over an oil, gas, or other bu rner, and the temperature of the solution is observed by means of 'a thermostat 47, a conventional form thereof being shown as secured upon the front side of the tank, its casing communicating with the interior of the tank by a short pipe 48. hen the'temperature of the solution in the tank has reached the required degree, as indicated by said thermostat. the spring-actuated latch -14 is withdrawn from the pin 1 46, and the frame ll, and the basket of eggs supported thereon, are allowed to descend into the tank.

As they descend, rack 4-5) formed on the side of the rod 56' engages a segment gear 51 moving in a islet in the bearing 34, and secured to ashatt 53 mounted in bearings extending from the bearing 34. Said shaft 53 carries at its front enda collar Iitwhich encircles the middle portion of the sand glass 56. The length of the rack and are such that the sand glass makes one-half of a complete turn while the rod descends, and then a straight face 57 on the segment gear 51 engages the side of. the rod above the rack, and the segment gear and sand glass are held in fixed position. The sand runs out from the top member of the sand glass into its bottom member, and the amount of sand 'and the size of the opening between the two members are such that the sand completely runs out in about ten seconds, which is the maximum limit during which the eggs should be immersed in the preservative solution. A horizontal mark 58 across the lower mem-' her. into which the sand is falling indicates, by the sand reaching the level of said mark, the time when strictly fresh eggs should be removed from the tank.

When this time arrives, the attendant lifts the handle 37 and raises'the eggs. out of the tank, the spring-actuated latch 44 automatically engaging the pin 46, and then removes the basket of eggs from the frame ll preparatory to transferring them to the card board container for packing in a case of eggs.

The great utility of an apparatus of this simple character will be seen from the fact that there is estimated to be a waste of fifty million dollars annually through eggs becoming stale or unfit for use, principally due. to the fact that the"far1ner 6r poultry keeper has no convenient and effective means tor preserving eggs. It is impossible to ship eggs every day from farms in some localities, and in many cases it is not convenient to do so even once a week, but, with this apparatus, the eggs can be easily sterilized the same day that they are laid, and will keep fresh for an indefinite period. It is a very easy matter for the farmer, his wite orchild, after the daily collection of eggs, to coat the same with, the preserva-- tive solution and to assemble them on successive days to make one or IIlOlo cases of eggs, andthen ship said cases at his leisure to the warehouse or egg dealer.

I claim 1. In means for preserving eggs, a tank for containing a preservative solution, a flat frame open on 'at least one side-and adapted to loosely support a basket of eggs.

means for guiding said frame when being lowered into. and raised out of, said tank, and means for controlling said guiding movement of said 'frame.

2. In combination with an open-topped tank, verti-al guide rods therein, 'a plate guided vertically by said guide rods, a lever from the free end of which said plate is suspended, means for vertically oscillating said lever, a teed table on one side of the tank and lever approximately on a level with the plate in its uppermost position, and a delivery table on the opposite side approxinnittdy at the same. level.

3. The combination of a suitably pivoted lever having equal oppositely extending arms, a vertically oscillating plate suspended trom the free end of each arm, a tank into which said plate can descend, tables on oppositesides of each tank and arm, and approximately at the level of the uppermost posltlon of the plate oscillating arm, and approximately at the level of the therein, and means for oscillatin saidlever. uppermost position of the plate oscillating 10 4. The combination of a suite ly pivoted therein, and 21 cam for oscillating said lever lever having equal oppositely extending and formed to cause each plate to assume 5 arms, a vertically oscillating plate suspositions of rest during equal intervals pended from the free endnof each arm, 3 within and without the tank. tank into which said plate can descend, tables on opposite side's of each tank end VICTOR CLAIREMONT. 

